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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBroadcasting
/ˈbrɔːdˌkæs.tɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The transmission of programs or information by radio or television.
"The broadcasting of the event reached millions of viewers around the world." - 2
The act of sending out messages or information to a large audience.
"The broadcasting of news updates is crucial during emergencies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the agricultural term 'broadcasting', which referred to the method of sowing seeds widely by casting them by hand over a broad area. By the early 20th century, with the advent of radio, the metaphor was adopted to describe the simultaneous transmission of audio signals to a wide audience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Broadcasting" is said worldwide
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Diffusion
Transliteration: dee-fyu-zyohn
"La diffusion de l'événement a atteint des millions de téléspectateurs."
Rundfunk
Transliteration: rund-funk
"Die Rundfunkübertragung des Ereignisses erreichte Millionen von Zuschauern."
Trasmissione
Transliteration: tras-mis-syo-neh
"La trasmissione dell'evento ha raggiunto milioni di spettatori."
Transmisión
Transliteration: trans-mi-syon
"La transmisión del evento llegó a millones de espectadores."
Transmissão
Transliteration: trans-mi-sao
"A transmissão do evento alcançou milhões de espectadores."
प्रसारण
Transliteration: prasaran
"इस कार्यक्रम का प्रसारण लाखों दर्शकों तक पहुंचा।"
广播
Transliteration: guǎngbō
"该事件的广播覆盖了数百万观众。"
방송
Transliteration: bangsong
"이 사건의 방송은 수백만 명의 시청자에게 도달했습니다."
放送
Transliteration: hōsō
"このイベントの放送は数百万人の視聴者に届きました。"
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